Kevin McKegney

Director Equity Trading @BlackRock

New York, NY, US

Member of the Equity Trading team in New York & part of the Global Trading group within BlackRock Global Markets (BGM), responsible for executing equity orders in the Americas. This includes substantial volumes of cash equities & CFDs. Supporting a variety of internal investment teams, including global macro, stock selection, ETFs, index funds and transition management.Responsibilities• Seek to provide Best Execution across a range of equity products (futures, ETFs, etc.) for all of BlackRock\'s internal businesses• Manage equity orders in a logical, risk-controlled manner with a high sensitivity to fiduciary responsibilities• Generate and enhance trading reports that analyze large data sets for Best Execution• Monitor market activity in areas of specialization and provide feedback to portfolio managers• Support investment teams in terms of information flow, trade ideas and data requests• Oversee day-to-day administrative issues in support of trading activities and liaison with trading operations• Pro-actively contribute to the investment process to both reduce transaction costs and identify outperformance opportunities• Work with internal eTrading and Trading Research groups to innovate systems, trading analytics, and coordinate implementation• Develop and maintain essential external relationships as required for Best Execution

Sacred Heart University

BS, Business Management